The attached image shows a conflict between the graticule and the state boundary on a map. I have not found a way to display user-defined lines of latitude, which would solve the 42 degree line conflict.

How can I resolve this conflict in Arcmap 10.1 by having better control of where the graticule parallels are placed?

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In the Data Frames Properties dialog, select Grids, then select your graticule and click Properties. The last tab (Intervals) in Properties allows you to modify the interval for your parallels and meridians, as well as their origin. In your example your merdians are every 4°, probably the same for the parallels. The default origin is -90, which with 4° intervals places a parallel at 42°. Change -90 to 43 and your graticule parallel will be drawn at 43°. These options are not available in the wizard you use to create the graticule in the first place.

(If this isn't what you mean by "resolve the conflict", try to be more precise about what you're looking for.)

I thought "resolve the conflict" meant to draw the parallel and the border using lines that can be visually differentiated. But it's just so much easier to draw the parallel somewhere else.
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L_HolcombeNov 12 '12 at 4:48